George Jones' funeral will be open to the public - USA Today

(CNN) -- George Jones, the country music legend whose graceful, evocative voice gave depth to some of the greatest songs in country music -- including "She Thinks I Still Care," "The Grand Tour" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -- has died, according8:51 AM PT -- Country superstar Alan Jackson -- who's known George for years -- tells TMZ “Well, heaven better get ready for some great country…George Jones, the man with perhaps the most distinctive and iconic voice in country music, died at the age of eighty-one.When you think of George Jones, you might think of country songs about heartache and regret. We think of his hit “White Lightning,” which was all about him and his pappy making moonshine and trying to outsmart revenoorsThe funeral for country singer George Jones, who died Friday morning at age 81, will take place Thursday at the Grand

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